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November Recap


Happy December! If you’ve been a long time reader (I’m talking 3 years ago,) you may remember when I did Month in a Minute videos. I recorded 2 seconds of each day and compiled them into a video at the end of each month. I loved doing them but eventually got tired of trying to come up with ideas. I felt like it got a bit boring. But we love going back and watching those videos (all 11 months of them!) It’s amazing how much the kids have changed since then. So for the past few months, I have attempted to start up the project again. And FINALLY! November was the winner! What has really helped is that Don is doing it too on our family vlog–only his video is much fancier than mine. It’s fun to see two different perspectives of this past month.

So here’s this month’s video–and November’s iphone photos and Kids Say!

Is anyone sick of Clementine pictures? No? Good. Because I have some more to share. P.S. Nothing will ever be better than a baby in a bonnet.

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Okay, except maybe a baby in a bonnet who matches her sister…

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Kingston turned 5 in November! I have a few photos from his birthday that I’ll eventually get around to sharing. But, you know, life is crazy.//Also, this picture of a matching brother/sister duo is so, so precious!

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We don’t have a traditional time to put up our tree. But this year we went with the Monday before Thanksgiving. I let the kids decorate with the ornaments we have but I ended up taking most of them down because we’re going to switch them up. Now I just need to find the time to go searching for some good ones!//Also, the Christmas jammies from last year still fit my tiny children. Target changed the way their elf pjs look this year so I couldn’t get a matching pair for Clementine. BUT I decided that we needed a little Santa baby in the mix.

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Mabel and Clem are back in their matching attire! These baby BFFs make my heart so happy.//And then the whole BFF baby crew!

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And the sweetest little package you could ever find under the Christmas tree.

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This month I finally remembered to jot down a few things the kids said…although I know I missed some.

Liam–“How old do you have to be to be the president?”

Me–“35”

Liam–“How old is Grandpa?”

Me–“Over 60.”

Liam–“You guys should just vote for him.”

 

(On my birthday)

Kai–“You still look like you’re 28…even though you’re 29.”

 

Me–“Your fever just means that your body is trying to fight the germs.”

Liam–“Yeah, but don’t try to help your body by drinking hand sanitizer.”

 

Evangeline asked to play with “chicken logs” (aka Lincoln Logs.)

 

Reviewing a science lesson about bird feathers–

Me–“What does it mean to have hooked barbules?”

Liam–“Umm…that the barbules are hooked.”

 

In our house, we like to pretend that Santa is real but my kids know that he isn’t. We were talking about how people tell their kids that Santa is real so that they’ll obey and be good kids.

Kai–“So they’re lying? That means that THEY’RE the ones being bad.”

 

Liam was explaining a game they were playing that required them singing very loudly.

Liam–“You’re supposed to sing loud and long…like what a female bird looks for when she wants a mate.”

(At least someone is listening in science class.)

 

That’s all I got! Hope you’re having a good week!

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October iPhone Photos


Wow! Okay, October was a pretty awesome, exhausting month. I’m sure by now, everyone already knows that Clementine is here! And if you didn’t know that, I think this post alone will make it quite apparent. It probably should have been named “Clementine iphone photos” because apparently I forgot to take pictures of almost everything else in the world. She 4 weeks old now so I think it’s time for me to start venturing out and photographing my other poor, photo-neglected children 😉

If you’re here from Instagram, there are a lot of repeats but also quite a few that I hadn’t shared. Sorry in advance for the insane amount of pictures!

October started with anticipation, pumpkins, and lots of weaving. I discovered how much I love weaving right before Clem was born. I hope to pick it back up once I am able to keep my eyes open past 8pm. But this is my first (imperfect) weaving that I’m pretty proud of. I’m still trying to figure out where to hang it. If anyone wants to come help me decide (and then decorate the rest of my house) I’d be okay with that 😉

 

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If you read my birth story, you know that I spent most of the 3rd trying to figure out if I was in labor. I had Don snap a few last pictures, just in case.//And then we met this precious little babe.

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Because of my hundreds of hospital visits when I had cancer, I kind of hate hospitals. I have mixed feelings now because this is where I have met my 6 babies. I’m already missing these days in the hospital and I wish I could go back and relive these days.//Clem got to meet her two new friends just hours after she was born, Matthias and Mabel, my two best friends’ babies.

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And then we came home where she was showered with love from all of her siblings. Recovery has gotten easier and easier for me after each baby. I honestly never even felt like I had a baby besides an achy back from the epidural. So we got out of the house when she was two days old and went to Chick-fil-a for breakfast. With Liam (my first) I could barely sit down for at least a week after he was born. I much prefer this type of recovery.

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I plan to write up a post about my favorite things for a new mom, but I will let you know that my Solly wrap is absolutely on my list! Also, a photo of our first Sunday at church as a family of 8! And another picture of Clem and Mabel in their matching outfits–there will be so many of these throughout the years!

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It never ceases to amaze me that this tiny human was in my belly just weeks before.//We’re working with Des on how to be gentle with his sister. In the meantime, there are lots of eye pokes. But he’s warming up to her and loves to give her kisses.

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Clementine and Mabel again! This time in their Mint and Arrows swaddles.//a few pictures from a Trunk-or-Treat we went to last week.

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We went to the park the other night to take a few fall family photos–I will be sharing those in the next week hopefully//I also have some Halloween pictures to share soon (when Halloween is no longer relevant, I know!) but here are a couple from my phone.

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Whew! Did you make it through all of those pictures? I know there were a ton. Now that we’ve found our groove with 6 kids + homeschooling, I should be able to get back to blogging a little more frequently! And I promise to do better about documenting for a “Kids Say” post. Next month–hopefully!! Thanks for reading along!